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Inspired by a conversation from Hobo Radio 579 – Mabel Memorial Hobo Madness TV Theme Song Tournament – Round One, Part Two, we set Batman: The Animated Series‘ intro to the Happy Days theme song.

Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle are joined by Erin Fox, Andy McIntyre, Marty McGuire, Jonathan Monroe, Julia Hershey and Patrick Storck for the part two of the opening round of their Mabel Memorial Hobo Madness Tournament.

Round One, Part Two:

• Mystery Science Theater 3000 vs. Magnum, P.I.
• Sanford and Son vs. Inspector Gadget
• Star Trek: The Next Generation vs. Knight Rider
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air vs. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
• The X-Files vs. Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Diff’rent Strokes vs. Freaks and Geeks
• It’s Garry Shandling’s Show vs. Three’s Company
• The Jeffersons vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
• Gilligan’s Island vs. Pinky and the Brain
• Doctor Who vs. King of the Hill
• The Addam’s Family vs. Danger Man
• Golden Girls vs. I Dream of Jeannie
• The Wire vs. Freakazoid
• Batman: The Animated Series vs. Happy Days
• Peter Gunn vs. Spongebob Squarepants
• Cheers vs. Welcome Back Kotter
• The Greatest American Hero vs. The Odd Couple
• The Flintstones vs. The Kids in the Hall
• The Twilight Zone vs. The Facts of Life

[You can find the full tournament bracket and other episodes here.]

This week’s music:

• Intro – “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks
• End – “Modern TV” by Cleaners From Venus

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Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle are joined by Andy McIntyre, Marty McGuire, Julia Hershey and Patrick Storck for the part one of the opening round of their Mabel Memorial Hobo Madness Tournament.

Play-in Matchups:

• Laverne and Shirley vs. Malcolm in the Middle
• The Dick Van Dyke Show vs. Spider-man (1967)
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt vs. Married … With Children
• I Dream of Jeannie vs. Sesame Street

Round One, Part One:

• DuckTales vs. Malcolm in the Middle
• X-Men (1992) vs. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• The Wonder Years vs. Family Matters
• Good Times vs. Tiny Toon Adventures
• Mission: Impossible vs. She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
• Fame vs. Pokémon (1997)
• The Pink Panther Show vs. Parks and Recreation
• Batman (1966) vs. Rawhide
• The Muppet Show vs. Spider-man (1967)
• Weeds vs. Futurama
• The Monkees vs. Hawaii 5-0
• Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! vs. The Simpsons
• Animaniacs vs. The State

[You can find the full tournament bracket and other episodes here.]

This week’s music:

• Intro – “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks
• End – “TV Queen” by Punks on Mars

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The ’80s were a ridiculous time when filmmakers were ambitious, but often forced to work within the constraints of meager budgets. That’s how we ended up with movies like Masters of the Universe, where, to save money, He-Man is magically transported from Grayskull to Earth.

Steven Kostanski is seeking to recapture some of that ’80s magic with PG: Psycho Gorman. In the film, which is available today on DVD and Blu-ray, a young girl named Mimi and her brother Luke awakens an ancient alien warrior and force him to do their bidding.

We talked to Kostanski about his inspirations for Psycho Goreman, PG’s love of “hunky boys” and what it’s been like releasing the film during a pandemic.

This week’s music:

• Intro – “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks
• Interstitial – “Vishnu Meets Funk” and “Ancient Ritual” by Lucas Perný & Miloslav Kollar
• End – “Psycho II” by lo-fi is sci-fi

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It's closing time for this version of Marty and Jonathan.

Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle discuss what they’ve been watching in quarantine, including Ted Lasso, AP Bio and Pushing Daises. They also talk about the finale of WandaVision and the impending Snyder Cut of Justice League.

This week’s music:

• Intro – “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks
• End – “Exotica” by Juanitos

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When Jonathan Davenport responded to an online post looking for a graphic artist to design characters for an upcoming project, he had no way of knowing that the poster was Xavier Woods and that the project would lead to Davenport designing ring gear for the New Day and other WWE wrestlers.

After George Floyd was killed by police last summer, Davenport and New Day wanted to design ring gear depicting heroes of black history. From there, Davenport and Big E teamed up with Andreas Hale to create Our Heroes Rock, an animated show that uses hip hop and science fiction to teach kids about black history.

We talked to Davenport about the Kickstarter campaign for Our Heroes Rock, designing ring gear for the New Day and how hard it is not to geek out and ask a million questions when texting pro wrestlers.

This week’s music:

• Intro – “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks
• Interstitial – “Vishnu Meets Funk” and “Ancient Ritual” by Lucas Perný & Miloslav Kollar
• End – “She Can’t See” by Bronson Scott

Find more interviews here:
https://www.hobotrashcan.com/interview-archive/

Follow and support Our Heroes Rock on Kickstarter. You can find more of Jonathan’s work at Design Mode Studios.

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